KarynLynne Photography: Successful Thinkers 3/14 {Meetings}

I have been a little behind on my business meeting posts. Last month Sandie Gilbert (a Mary Kay consultant) and I went to another meeting with the Successful Thinkers group and the more we go the more we love it.

That week the speaker talked about health (and I will have Sandie's notes later on the the blog) with some fitness touches from other members of the group.

As always the meeting starts with any ambassadors coming to the front to talk a little bit about why they came to the group and chose to be an ambassador for ST.

Below is a shot during the main presentation done by fellow ST member Celese

Here are the notes from Sandie from the presentation:

Hi,

I hope you're having a great day!

Celese did a wonderful presentation on leading a healthy life.

First she shared that essentially 8 out of every 10 people are sick in one form or another.

She gave us a handle on identifying how healthy we actually are as follows:

- Green light - Excellent health
- Yellow light - You think you are healthy, including allergies, stiff in the mornings, a little overweight, etc
- Red light - Physical crisis, such as diagnosed illness, diabetes, arthritis, surgery, obese, etc

$2 trillion per year is spent on treating chronic conditions not preventing disease.

Almost every chronic condition may be controlled rather than treated.

Follow these practices to lead a healthy life:

- eat healthy - create a colorful plate including more of the right stuff
- exercise - move more - goal of 10,000 steps a day (you can use a pedometer)
- water - drink water - 1/2 your weight = ounces of water per day needed
- supplementation - need due to loss of nutrients in crops, junk food, excess fats and sweets in diet
- YOU are in charge

Soy is a healthy addition to diet but check for highest grade and use of chemicals in processing technique.

Above is fellow member Karen, who talked a little bit about the physical side. She also participated in the Boston Marathon this year.

Below: Here are just a few more photos of other members during the meeting.